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melt  (mlt)

v. melt·ed, melt·ing, melts

v.intr.

1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

2. To dissolve: Sugar melts in water.

3. To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving: The crowd melted away after the rally.

4. To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else: Sea melted into sky along the horizon.

5. To become softened in feeling: Our hearts melted at the child's tears.

6. Obsolete To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.

v.tr.

1. To change (a solid) to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

2. To dissolve: The tide melted our sand castle away.

3. To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.

4. To cause (units) to blend: "Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of men" (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).

5. To soften (someone's feelings); make gentle or tender.

n.

1. A melted solid; a fused mass.

2. The state of being melted.

3.

a. The act or operation of melting.

b. The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.

4. A usually open sandwich topped with melted cheese: a tuna melt.

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[Middle English melten, from Old English meltan; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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melta·bili·ty n.

melta·ble adj.

melter n.

melting·ly adv.

melty adj.

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melt [mɛlt]

vb melts, melting, melted ; melted, molten [ˈməʊltən]

1. (Chemistry) to liquefy (a solid) or (of a solid) to become liquefied, as a result of the action of heat

2. to become or make liquid; dissolve cakes that melt in the mouth

3. (often foll by away) to disappear; fade

4. (foll by down) to melt (metal scrap) for reuse

5. (often foll by into) to blend or cause to blend gradually

6. to make or become emotional or sentimental; soften

n

1. the act or process of melting

2. something melted or an amount melted

[Old English meltan to digest; related to Old Norse melta to malt (beer), digest, Greek meldein to melt]

meltable  adj

meltability  n

melter  n

meltingly  adv

meltingness  n

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melt  (mlt)

To change from a solid to a liquid state by heating or being heated with sufficient energy at the melting point. See also heat of fusion.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	melt - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" melting, thaw, thawing heating, warming - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
Verb	1.	melt - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" melt down, run fuse - make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" try, render - melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" dissolve, break up, resolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" bleed, run - be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
	2.	melt - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dissolve deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" de-ice, defrost, deice - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
	3.	melt - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" mellow out, mellow change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
	4.	melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" meld coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	5.	melt - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" fade weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	6.	melt - become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" disappear, evaporate weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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melt

verb

1. dissolve, run, soften, fuse, thaw, diffuse, flux, defrost, liquefy, unfreeze, deliquesce The snow had melted.

2. (often with away) disappear, fade, vanish, dissolve, disperse, evaporate, evanesce When he heard these words, his inner doubts melted away.

3. vanish, fade (away), go away, evaporate, dissipate The youths dispersed and melted into the darkness.

4. soften, touch, relax, disarm, mollify His smile is enough to melt any woman's heart.

Translations

melt [melt]

A. VT

1. (lit) [+ snow, chocolate, butter] → derretir, fundir; [+ metal] → fundir; [+ chemical] → disolver

2. (fig) (= soften) → ablandar

B. VI

1. (lit) [snow, chocolate, butter] → derretirse, fundirse; [metal] → fundirse; [chemical] → disolverse
it melts in the mouth → se deshace en la boca
see also butter A

2. (fig)

2.1. [person] (= soften) → ablandarse
to melt into tears → deshacerse en lágrimas
her heart melted with pity → se le ablandó el corazón de lástima

2.2. (= disappear) the gunman melted into the crowd → el pistolero desapareció entre la multitud
night melted into day → la noche dio paso al día

melt away VI + ADV

1. (lit) → derretirse

2. (fig) [confidence] → desvanecerse; [money] → evaporarse; [crowd] → dispersarse; [person] → esfumarse, escabullirse

melt down VT + ADV → fundir

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melt [ˈmɛlt]

vi

(= become liquid) [ice, snow] → fondre; [butter, chocolate] → fondre
The snow is melting → La neige est en train de fondre.

(= become soft) [metal] → fondre

my heart melted → j'ai fondu

(= disappear) to melt into → se fondre dans
to melt into the landscape → se fondre dans le paysage

vt sep [+ ice, snow] → faire fondre; [+ chocolate, butter] → faire fondre; [+ metal] → faire fondre

melt away

vi [crowd] → se dissiper

melt down

vt sep [+ metal] → fondre

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melt

vt

(lit) → schmelzen; snow → schmelzen, zum Schmelzen bringen; butter → zergehen lassen, zerlassen; sugar, grease → auflösen

(fig) heart etc → erweichen; her tears melted my heart → der Anblick ihrer Tränen erweichte mein Herz

vi

→ schmelzen; (sugar, grease) → sich (auf)lösen; it just melts in the mouth → es zergeht einem nur so auf der Zunge

(fig) (person) → dahinschmelzen; (anger) → verfliegen; … and then his heart melted → … und dann ließ er sich erweichen

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melt [mɛlt]

1. vt

a. (gen) → sciogliere, struggere; (metal) → fondere
melted butter → burro fuso

b. (fig) (heart) → intenerire; (anger) → far svanire; (person) → commuovere

2. vi

a. (gen) → sciogliersi, struggersi; (metals) → fondersi
it melts in the mouth → si scioglie in bocca

b. (fig) (anger, determination) → svanire; (heart) → intenerirsi
he melted into the crowd → si confuse tra la folla

melt away vi + adv (snow, ice) → sciogliersi completamente; (fog) → dileguarsi (fig) (anger, anxiety, opposition) → svanire; (savings) → andare in fumo; (crowd) → disperdersi
he melted away into the crowd → svanì tra la folla

melt down vt + adv → fondere

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melt [mɛlt]

1. vt

a. (gen) → sciogliere, struggere; (metal) → fondere
melted butter → burro fuso

b. (fig) (heart) → intenerire; (anger) → far svanire; (person) → commuovere

2. vi

a. (gen) → sciogliersi, struggersi; (metals) → fondersi
it melts in the mouth → si scioglie in bocca

b. (fig) (anger, determination) → svanire; (heart) → intenerirsi
he melted into the crowd → si confuse tra la folla

melt away vi + adv (snow, ice) → sciogliersi completamente; (fog) → dileguarsi (fig) (anger, anxiety, opposition) → svanire; (savings) → andare in fumo; (crowd) → disperdersi
he melted away into the crowd → svanì tra la folla

melt down vt + adv → fondere

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melt

v melt [melt]

to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was. smelt يُذيب، يَذوب разтапям (се) roztát smelte schmelzen λιώνω derretir sula(ta)ma ذوب کردن sulaa, sulattaa (faire) fondre לְהָמִיס पिघलाना topiti, rastopiti megolvad, elolvad mencair bræða; bráðna sciogliere, sciogliersi 溶ける (고체가 열, 압력으로) 녹다 (iš)tirp(dy)ti, atsileisti kust; atmaigt mencair smelten smelte, tine topnieć derreter a (se) topi (рас)таять; плавить(ся) roztopiť topiti se topiti se smälta ละลาย eri(t)mek 熔化 топитися; м'якшати پگھلنا، گھلنا tan chảy 熔化

n meltdown

the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system. versmelting صَهْر، إنْصِهار разтапяне roztavení přehřátého jádra nukleárního reaktoru nedsmeltning die Schmelze σχάση fusión radioaktiivse materjali sulamine tuumareaktoris فروگداخت fusion הַתָכָה परमाणु दुर्घटना taljenje, topljenje zónaolvadás (reaktorban) kebocoran reaktor nuklir (fusione accidentale del nocciolo di un reattore) （原子炉の）炉心溶融 용융 radioaktyviųjų medžiagų nutekėjimas (avārijas) kušanas process kebocoran reaktor nuklear meltdown nedsmelting av en atomreaktor topnienie расплавление tavenie, roztavená hmota v jadrovom reaktore talitev reaktorske sredica otopljenje härdsmälta การล่มสลาย tümergime （原子反應核）熔化 розплавляння активної зони نیوکلیائی ری ایکٹر کے بالائی حصے کے شدید حدت سے پگھل جانے کی صورت hiện tượng tan chảy lõi phản ứng hạt nhân （原子反应核）熔化

n melting-point

the temperature at which a given solid melts The melting-point of ice is 0 centigrade. smeltpunt نُقْطَة الإنْصِهار точка на топене bod tání smeltepunkt der Schmelzpunkt σημείο τήξης punto de fusión sulamispunkt نقطه ذوب sulamispiste point de fusion נְקוּדַת הִיתוּך तापमान जिस पर पदार्थ पिघलता है talište olvadáspont titik cair bræðslumark punto di fusione 融点 녹는점 lydymosi temperatūra kušanas temperatūra titik cair smeltpunt smeltepunkt temperatura topnienia ponto de fusão punct de topire точка плавления bod topenia tališče tačka topljenja smältpunkt จุดหลอมละลาย ergime noktası 熔點 точка плавлення کسی ٹھوس شے کا نقطغ گداختگی điểm nóng chảy 熔点

n melting pot

a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend The United States is often described as a melting pot. smeltkroes بوتَقَه място, където се смесват раси místo, kde dochází k míchání národů, ras, kultur smeltedigel der Schmelztiegel δοχείο τήξης, χωνευτήρι amalgama sulatuskatel دیگ ذوب فلزات melting-pot כּוּר הִיתוּך गलन पात्र mjesto preobrazbe „olvasztótégely” tempat bercampurnya ras, dsb. crogiolo/calderone (di razze) るつぼ (인종, 문화의) 도가니 tautø kratinys/miðinys kultūru saplūsmes vieta wadah tumpuan smeltkroes smeltedigel tygiel котёл miesto miešania talilni lonec mesto asimilacije ljudi smältdegel สถานที่หรือสถานการณ์ที่คน ความคิดหรือสิ่งต่าง ๆ มารวมกัน kaynaşma yuvası 民族的大熔爐 плавильний котел وہ مقام جہاں نسلیں باہم مخلوط ہوں یا نظریات وغیرہ کا ملاپ ہو nơi tụ cư 民族的大熔炉

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melt → يَذوب, يُذِيب rozpustit, roztát smelte schmelzen λιώνω derretir, fundirse sulaa, sulattaa faire fondre, fondre rastopiti, topiti se sciogliere, sciogliersi 溶かす, 溶ける 녹다, (...을) 녹이다 doen smelten, smelten smelte roztapiać się, stopić derreter, desvanecer-se плавить, таять smälta ละลาย ทำให้หลอมละลาย, หลอมละลาย ค่อยๆจางหายไป erimek, eritmek làm tan chảy, tan chảy 融化